WEBVTT PANIC BUTTONS-- SECURITY UPGRADES ARE ALL IN PLACE TONIGHT IN COUNCIL BLUFFS. WE'RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT UPGRADES INSIDE THE POTTWATTAMIE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. AND IT'S ONLY ON K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN: MELISSA FRY REPORTS. ( Sheriff Jeff Danker / Pottawattamie County: there are people come in all the way from a traffic ticket to first degree murder. So you have a wide variety people coming through the courthouse.) AND WHEN EMOTIONS RUN HIGH - THERE'S A RISK OF DANGER. BUT HERE AT THE POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY COURTHOUSE - YOU WON'T FIND A METAL DETECTOR ... OR ANYONE CHECKING YOUR BAGS.( Sheriff Jeff Danker / Pottawattamie County: security is the type of thing we've been concerned with for many years.) SHERIFF JEFF DANKER TELLS ME HE'S BEEN WORKING TO INCREASE SECURITY. HE HAS A HANDFUL OF DEPUTIES ASSIGNED TO MONITOR THE ENTIRE BUILDING AND á8 COURTROOMS INSIDE. NOW - THEY'RE GETTING THE BACK UP THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.( Loren Knauss / Pottawattamie County Board member: will be able to see all the cameras on the wall ) THE SOON TO BE - SECURITY ROOM...SHOWING DEPUTIES ANY áDANGER INSIDE THE BUILDING. POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY BOARD MEMBER LOREN KNAUSS - TELLS ME ALL áFORTY CAMERAS AROUND THE COURTHOUSE SINK UP TO PANIC BUTTONS UNDERNEATH THE JUDGE'S BENCH.( Loren Knauss / Pottawattamie County Board member: in the event of an emergency or a panic alarm is tripped the monitor will show the location.)( Melissa Fry: adding 40 cameras to the Pottawattamie county courthouse is just the first step. Officials say they would like to see more security added this year.)( Loren Knauss / Pottawattamie County Board member: its past due. We can honestly tell people now we didn't have any security cameras until today.) TAKING SECURITY A STEP FURTHER - SHERIFF DANKER SAYS CONTROLLED ACCESS IN NECESSARY. ( Sheriff Jeff Danker / Pottawattamie County: like with anything there's nothing 100%, if we get to that point we do have controlled access coming in, its something at least will have some form of comfort level there isn't guns or other weapons just walking through the door.) IN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY - MELISSA FRY KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN. THE NEW SECURITY DID NOT COST TAXPAYERS ANYTHING. THE éCOUNTY BOARD PLANS TO PUT ADD EVEN MORE SECURITY IN THE COMING MONTHS.